ज्ञानेन्द्रिय (jñānendriya) is a Sanskrit word meaning an organ of sensation, an organ of perception, such as the eye or ear, organ of perception or sense, organ of perception or sensation.
Etymology
E. ज्ञान, and इन्द्रिय an organ. ज्ञायते अनेन ज्ञा-करणे ल्युट् । ज्ञानसाधनम् इन्द्रियम् ।
(H3) [Printed book page 426,2] ज्ञाने (jñāne)न्द्रिय (ndriya)n. ‘knowledge-organ’, an organ of sensation, BhP.; Sāy. on Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa (Title) ix. [ID=80487]
ज्ञानेन्द्रिय (jñānendriya) [Printed book page 103-2] ज्ञानेन्द्रिय (jñānendriya) jñāna‿indriya, m. organ of perception or sense. [ID=8152]
— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary
an organ of perception or consciousness, specifically the skin, tongue, eye, ear, and intellect
ज्ञान (jñāna)ेन्द्रिय (jñānendriya) [Printed book page 355] ज्ञान (jñāna)ेन्द्रिय (jñānendriya) m. (-यं (-yaṃ)) An organ of perception or consciousness, the skin, tongue, eye, ear and intellect.
E. ज्ञान (jñāna), and इन्द्रिय (indriya) an organ.
[ID=16551]
— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary
An organ of perception, such as the eye or ear.
ज्ञानेन्द्रिय (jñānendriya) [Printed book page 312-b] ज्ञाने_न्द्रिय (jñāne_ndriya)(यं) ((yaṃ)) 1. n. Organ of perception, as the eye, ear, &c. [ID=16019]
— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary
an organ of perception or consciousness, specifically the skin, tongue, eye, ear, or nose
ज्ञानेन्द्रिय (jñānendriya) [Printed book page 294-b] ज्ञानेन्द्रिय (jñānendriya)
n. (-यं (-yaṃ)) An organ of preception or consciousness, the skin, tongue, eye, ear and nose (intellect.)
E. ज्ञान, (jñāna,) and इन्द्रिय (indriya) an organ. ज्ञायते अनेन ज्ञा-करणे ल्युट् । ज्ञानसाधनम् इन्द्रिय (indriya)म् । (jñāyate anena jñā-karaṇe lyuṭ . jñānasādhanam indriyam .)
[ID=16523]
— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary
organ of perception or sensation
ज्ञानेन्द्रिय (jñānendriya) [Printed book page 190] ज्ञानेन्द्रिय (jñānendriya)n. organ of perception or sensation. [ID=11561]
— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary
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Definitions on this page come from 6 works:
Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.
